Total Crime Rate

322.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 322.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 75.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Tiverton Castle , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid Devon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Close (EX16 6ET) in the last 12 months was 322.9 per 1,000 residents and was 119.6% higher than the Tiverton Castle average (147.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 129.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Close (EX16 6ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belmont Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oak Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bartows Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perreyman Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bartows Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perreyman Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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